]]>http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2012/08/28/update-news-tuesday-august-28-2012/feed/0Profile: Neal Foster, Candidate for House District 39http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2012/06/29/profile-neal-foster-candidate-for-house-district-39/
http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2012/06/29/profile-neal-foster-candidate-for-house-district-39/#commentsFri, 29 Jun 2012 19:47:40 +0000http://www.knom.org/news/wp/?p=728Incumbent Neal Foster is running against Chalkyitsik’s Woodie Salmon in a democratic primary this August to determine who will represent the newly-expanded House District 39. Foster, born and raised in Nome, has been district 39’s representative since 2009, but the state’s redistricting has significantly changed the size of that district: it now spans from the Canadian border all the way to the Bering Sea.

Foster says the two main issues affecting district 39, and rural residents across the state, are funding and energy. He believes the solution to both issues lies in the development of Alaska’s natural resources.

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]]>http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2012/06/28/update-news-thursday-june-28-2012/feed/0Profile: Woodie Salmon, Candidate for House District 39http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2012/06/28/profile-woodie-salmon-candidate-for-house-district-39/
http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2012/06/28/profile-woodie-salmon-candidate-for-house-district-39/#commentsThu, 28 Jun 2012 17:24:04 +0000http://www.knom.org/news/wp/?p=697Woodie Salmon wants to be your representative for House District 39. He’ll be running against incumbent Neal Foster in a democratic primary this August. Salmon served as a house rep in the old district six for six year, representing interior communities, as well as communities along the Kuskokwim and Yukon rivers.

Salmon was a pilot for 20 years, and since leaving office, he’s been the city manager of Fort Yukon and the tribal administrator of Chalkyitsik. With the latest round of redistricting, much of Salmon’s old district six has been incorporated into district 39.